Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Vale of Glamorgan Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
12,431 approved · 965 refused · 807 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
2, The Limes, Cowbridge
Received 2 Feb 2021Westhaven 3 (Dockside Quay), Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 11 Jul 2018Brackendene, Burdonshill Lane, Wenvoe
Received 8 Jul 2020White Lion Hotel, Cowbridge Road, Ystradowen
Received 26 Jan 202238, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 22 Nov 202251-53, Barry Animal Health Centre, Tynewydd Road, Barry
Received 7 May 202427, Ivy Street, Penarth
Received 31 Jan 2020Catwalk, 27, Tynewydd Road, Barry
Received 29 Nov 20224, Victoria Avenue, Penarth
Received 30 Dec 20159, Heol Merioneth, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 31 Oct 2017Upper Langcross Farm, Gower Road, Leckwith
Received 6 Apr 2018Pier And Piano, 40-42, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 13 Feb 20249, Maes Y Coed, Barry
Received 26 Jul 2017Ty Cerrig, Pen Y Waun To Junction A48, Bonvilston
Received 14 Apr 202540, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 9 Feb 20187, Sycamore Close, Llandough, Penarth
Received 29 Mar 202342, Oxford Street, Barry
Received 28 Jun 2023West Orchard House, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 28 Jul 201725A, Archer Road, Penarth
Received 27 Mar 2018Land known as Mynydd y Glyn in the Rhondda Valley
Received 27 Sept 2021Rock House, 9 Beach Road, Penarth
Received 16 Aug 20248, Tennyson Way, Llantwit Major
Received 27 Jul 202188, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 30 May 2023Badgers Hollow, Graig Penllyn Village, Graig Penllyn
Received 12 Oct 2017Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Vale of Glamorgan Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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